Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1926.

  • Chelsea (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
1927
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1926. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    8 of the five Wards in the Borough is as follows :—Church Ward, 124; Stanley Ward, 122 ; Hans Town Ward, 93 ; Cheyne Ward, 83; Royal Hospital Ward, 59. Analysis of the 1921 Census figures shows that there is a grea er proportion of unoccupied and retired persons in Chelsea than in any other Metropolitan borough. There is, however, a considerable working class population. Thus, of a total of 21,000 adult males, about 17,000 are occupied. The chief occupations are transport work (2,990), personal service (1,971), metal work (1,144), and clerical work (1,017). Nearly one-half of the 32,000 adult females are occupied. Of these, domestic servants account for 9,900, dressmakers number 1,355, shop assistants 1,900, and clerks 1,200. There are no dangerous or offensive trades carried on in the Borough. There is no evidence that any of the occupations of the inhabitants exerts a deleterious influence on the public health. VITAL STATISTICS. In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health, the following extracts from the Vital Statistics of the year are shown below. TABLE NO. 2. Births—Legitimate 789 „ Illegitimate 73 862 Birth Rate 13.3 Deaths 812 Death Rate 12.5 Number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth 3 (a) From sepsis 1 (b) From other causes 2 Deaths of infants under one year 55 (a) Legitimate 43 (b) Illegitimate 12 Infantile Mortality Rate 64 Deaths from Measles (all ages) 16 „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) 8 ,, „ Diarrhœa (under 2 years) 14 Zymotic Death Rate 0.7 Deaths from the Zymotic Diseases 46 Tuberculosis Death Rate 0.9 BIRTHS. During the year 930 births were registered in Chelsea, 483 being boys and 447 girls. Of these, births of non-parishioners account for 282, and must be deducted. In addition, there were 214 births amongst Chelsea mothers in Lying-in Hospitals and elsewhere outside the Borough, 104 boys and 110 girls. Thus the total number of Chelsea births for the year was 862, of which 447 were males and 415 females. The following Tables are self-explanatory :—
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